Quote Originally Posted by wamp View Post
How many of brands do you think are made at the same location and the only the name lable changes---you may be suprised
Products made in a common factory under different brand names may have very different specifications and quality. This may include battery manufactorers.

A prime example is MTD mowers. MTD manufactors several brands of mowers, Cub Cadet, Craftsman, MTD, Bolens, Yard Man etc. However they do manufactor these mowers according to the brand specifications. So a Cub Cadet lawn tractor is built to Cub Cadet specifications in the MTD plant. The Yard Man tractor is built in the same factory but to the Yard Man specs. Yard Man parts will not necessarily fit a Cub Tractor.

I usually buy the highest reserve capacity battery I can find at the lowest cost. I don't like maintenance free batteries because they can still boil out and then you cannot add water or acid. I keep them charged but I don't over charge them. My onboard charger may be plugged in over a couple of days but I don't leave it charging for weeks or months.

Another good thing about deep cycle batteries is that just about all of them are made in the good ole USA.